Motorcycles must pipe down

by Diane Reed The Orange County Register July 30, 2007 Anaheim police have gotten serious about loud bikes. ANAHEIM – The thundering roar of motorcycles racing up and down Imperial Highway could be reduced to a whisper, thanks to a crackdown by Anaheim police and a...

Noise Laws Could Muffle Motorcycle Sales

by Emily Fredrix Associated Press August 22, 2007 MILWAUKEE Cities from New York to Denver are giving motorcyclists the silent treatment. And that worries riders rights groups, which fear that a wave of ordinances aimed at muffling Harley-Davidsons, hushing Hondas and...

Noise: It’s All in the Definition

by Cindy Bevington KPC Media Group (Indiana) August 26, 2007 School’s back in session. And, with it, neighborhoods are suddenly awake with the tintinnabulation of the sounds of school — marching bands with screeching trombones and big bass drums, roaring...

Biker festival to tone it down a notch

by Robert J. Smith Arkansas Democrat Gazette (NWAnews.com) October 1, 2007 FAYETTEVILLE — Oklahoma police stopped Paul Schmidt six times in a year because his Honda 750 Spirit made too much noise. That got old real fast. So Schmidt will head to Fayetteville this week...